Using 100 Workers and 10 Machines, a Firm Can Produce

question 20

Multiple Choice

Using 100 workers and 10 machines, a firm can produce 10,000 units of output; using 250 workers and 25 machines, the firm produces 21,000 units of output. These facts are best explained by:

• A) economies of scope.
• B) diseconomies of scale.
• C) economies of scale.
• D) diminishing marginal productivity.

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Definitions:

Normal Balance

The side of an account (debit or credit) where increases in the account are recorded, reflecting the account's usual positive balance.

Expense

Outflows or other using up of assets or incurrences of liabilities during a period from delivering or producing goods, rendering services, or carrying out other activities that constitute the entity's ongoing major operations.

Credit

A bookkeeping entry that increases the value of liabilities or equity accounts, or decreases the value of an asset or expense account.

Journal

A detailed record where all financial transactions of a business are initially recorded.